discordant sounds or lack of harmony

Why did Dvorak compose his "New World Symphony"?

To share the sights and feelings he experienced during his trip to America

irregularity in tempo as a tool for expression

Which is the best definition of nationalistic music?

extreme patriotism, music that identifies with a region, place, or people

Which of the following is NOT true?

Operatic composers never used folk music as an inspiration

recurring theme associated with an idea or person

orchestral music that communicates an idea but is not in symphonic form

music designed to evoke the atmosphere of far-off lands or ancient times

What happened to the orchestra during the Romantic Period

It got bigger and added more instruments

Which is the best definition of programmatic music?

Music that attempts to communicate a story or idea

Which is the best definition of incidental music?

music that accompanies a play/movie and is not acknowledged by the actors

Which is the best definition of absolute music?

music for he sake of music, does not communicate a story or idea

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1
Match the composer to their homeland - Liszt
Finland
Russia
Hungary
Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
Poland
Norway
2
Match the composer to their homeland - Grieg
Hungary
Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
Poland
Norway
Russia
Finland
3
Sibelius' "Finlandia" and Smetana's "Ma Vlast" are examples of -
Exoticism
Absolute Music
Nationalism
Incidental Music
4
Chopin wrote most of his music for the
harpsichord
symphony
piano
violin
5
dissonance
orchestral music that communicates an idea but is not in symphonic form
irregularity in tempo as a tool for expression
recurring theme associated with an idea or person
discordant sounds or lack of harmony
6
Why did Dvorak compose his "New World Symphony"?
He received a commission from a European arts council
He though all American music should be rooted in American folk songs
To share the sights and feelings he experienced during his trip to America
He was fascinated by American music even though he never visited
7
Chopin and Liszt were virtuosos on which instrument?
Cello
Flute
Piano
Violin
8
rubato
recurring theme associated with an idea or person
orchestral music that communicates an idea but is not in symphonic form
discordant sounds or lack of harmony
irregularity in tempo as a tool for expression
9
Which is the best definition of nationalistic music?
Music that attempts to communicate a story or idea
extreme patriotism, music that identifies with a region, place, or people
music that accompanies a play/movie and is not acknowledged by the actors
music for he sake of music, does not communicate a story or idea
10
Who composed the ballet "Swan Lake"?
Strauss
Rachmaninoff
Tchaikovsky
Berlioz
11
Wagner's opera "Der Ring des Nibelungen" is based on
a medieval legend
Greek mythology
Norse mythology
a Shakespeare play
12
Which of the following is NOT true?
Composers took an interest in music of various ethnic groups
Operatic composers never used folk music as an inspiration
Composers used music as a tool to promote national identity
Composers wrote works based on exotic lands and peoples
13
Match the composer to their homeland - Mussorgsky
Norway
Poland
Russia
Finland
Hungary
Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
14
leitmotif
orchestral music that communicates an idea but is not in symphonic form
recurring theme associated with an idea or person
discordant sounds or lack of harmony
irregularity in tempo as a tool for expression
15
Match the composer to their homeland - Rimsky-Korsakov
Germany
Russia
Norway
Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
Hungary
United Kingdom
16
Match the composer to their homeland - Smetana
Hungary
Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
United Kingdom
Germany
Poland
Russia
17
tone poem
discordant sounds or lack of harmony
orchestral music that communicates an idea but is not in symphonic form
recurring theme associated with an idea or person
irregularity in tempo as a tool for expression
18
Match the composer to their homeland - Dvorak
Russia
Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
Finland
Hungary
Poland
Norway
19
Sibelius' "Finlandia" was composed as a protest against
French Imperialism
Russian oppression
British colonization
German occupation
20
Match the composer to their homeland - Wagner
Hungary
Russia
Finland
Poland
Norway
Germany
21
This composer is responsible for opera being associated with Vikings
Wagner
Chopin
Strauss
Verdi
22
Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique" is an example of
Exoticism
Nationalism
Programmatic Music
Absolute Music
23
This composer was the first true musical celebrity
Liszt
Tchaikovsky
Chopin
Wagner
24
exoticism
orchestral music that communicates an idea but is not in symphonic form
discordant sounds or lack of harmony
German song that sets poetry to music
music designed to evoke the atmosphere of far-off lands or ancient times
25
Which Romantic composer was NOT a member of the Russian "Mighty Five"?
Tchaikovsky
Borodin
Mussorgsky
Rimsky-Korsakov
26
What happened to the orchestra during the Romantic Period
It stayed the same
It was only used rarely
It got smaller and took away some instruments
It got bigger and added more instruments
27
This late Romantic composer wrote almost exclusively for opera
Mussorgsky
Wagner
Liszt
Mahler
28
Match the composer to their homeland - Sibelius
Poland
Finland
Hungary
Russia
Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
Norway
29
Which historical event helped improve the production of musical instruments?
the invention of the telegraph
The industrial revolution
Darwin's voyage on the HMS Beagle
World's first oil refinery
30
Which is the best definition of programmatic music?
Music that attempts to communicate a story or idea
music for he sake of music, does not communicate a story or idea
music that accompanies a play/movie and is not acknowledged by the actors
extreme patriotism, music that identifies with a region, place, or people
31
Match the composer to their homeland - Chopin
Norway
Hungary
Poland
Finland
Russia
Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
32
The Romantic period encompassed the following years -
1750-1820
1450-1600
1820-1910
1900-2000
33
Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherezade" and Bizet's opera "Carmen" are examples of -
Incidental Music
Absolute Music
Exoticism
Nationalism
34
Which is the best definition of incidental music?
Music that attempts to communicate a story or idea
music for he sake of music, does not communicate a story or idea
extreme patriotism, music that identifies with a region, place, or people
music that accompanies a play/movie and is not acknowledged by the actors
35
Match the composer to their homeland - Elgar
Russia
Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
Poland
Finland
Norway
United Kingdom
36
Which is the best definition of absolute music?
music that accompanies a play/movie and is not acknowledged by the actors
music for he sake of music, does not communicate a story or idea
Music that attempts to communicate a story or idea
extreme patriotism, music that identifies with a region, place, or people
37
Which of the following became a less common influence on music during the Romantic period?
Fantasy and the supernatural
The church
Fascination with the past
Nature

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